François Méthot

François Méthot (born April 26, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He was the Buffalo Sabres' third pick, 54th overall, in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft from the Shawinigan Cataractes, but only ever played exhibition games in the NHL.

François Méthot
Born	(1978-04-26) April 26, 1978 (age 47) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	184 lb (83 kg; 13 st 2 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Right
Played for	Rochester Americans Portland Pirates Augsburger Panther Nuremberg Ice Tigers Adler Mannheim Krefeld Pinguine EHC München
NHL draft	54th overall, 1996 Buffalo Sabres
Playing career	1998–2015

Born in Montreal, Quebec, he played five seasons with the Rochester Americans and one with the Portland Pirates, both of the American Hockey League, before moving to Germany. He played one season each for the Augsburger Panther and the Nürnberg Ice Tigers before going to Mannheim.

On May 24, 2011, Methot left Mannheim after five seasons and signed a one-year contract with fellow DEL team, Krefeld Pinguine.^[1]

Career statistics

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994–95	St. Hyacinthe Lasers	QMJHL		60	14	38	52	22		5	0	1	1	0
1995–96	St. Hyacinthe Lasers	QMJHL		68	32	62	94	22		12	6	6	12	4
1996–97	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	QMJHL		47	21	30	51	22		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL		18	9	17	26	2		7	2	6	8	2
1997–98	Shawinigan Cataractes	QMJHL		36	23	42	65	10		6	1	3	4	5
1998–99	Rochester Americans	AHL		58	5	8	13	8		9	0	1	1	0
1999–00	Rochester Americans	AHL		80	14	18	32	20		21	2	4	6	16
2000–01	Rochester Americans	AHL		79	22	33	55	35		4	1	3	4	0
2001–02	Rochester Americans	AHL		59	17	17	34	28		2	1	0	1	0
2002–03	Rochester Americans	AHL		58	19	34	53	22		3	0	4	4	0
2003–04	Portland Pirates	AHL		53	8	19	27	12		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Augsburger Panther	DEL		52	21	23	44	8		5	0	3	3	4
2005–06	Nürnberg Ice Tigers	DEL		45	14	29	43	10		4	0	0	0	0
2006–07	Adler Mannheim	DEL		52	19	38	57	20		11	1	7	8	2
2007–08	Adler Mannheim	DEL		45	13	32	45	18		3	1	3	4	0
2008–09	Adler Mannheim	DEL		51	20	35	55	18		9	2	8	10	10
2009–10	Adler Mannheim	DEL		56	12	26	38	18		2	0	0	0	2
2010–11	Adler Mannheim	DEL		41	7	15	22	10		4	0	0	0	0
2011–12	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL		43	16	21	37	6		—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL		52	14	28	42	12		9	2	8	10	25
2013–14	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL		33	5	13	18	39		5	1	2	3	2
2014–15	Krefeld Pinguine	DEL		13	0	9	9	2		—	—	—	—	—
2014–15	EHC München	DEL		20	2	11	13	4		4	0	0	0	2
AHL totals				387	85	129	214	125		39	4	12	16	16